Re: [Docutils-develop] Importing docutils plugins from development working area

[Ben F. <ben...@be...>]

David Goodger <go...@py...> writes:

> You're packaging an in-development sandbox subsystem for deployment
> into core Docutils? It's totally premature. You should wait until the
> manpage writer is in the Docutils core, then you wouldn't have these
> problems. (It won't be necessary at all.) If you insist on continuing,
> you're on your own :-).
> 
> IMO the effort should be put into moving the manpage writer into the
> core. I have no idea if it's ready or not.

It's my opinion that a major reason the manpage writer isn't ready yet,
after such a long existence in the sandbox, is because not enough people
have tried it. By packaging it for Debian so that people can use it, I
hope to get it more usage and hence feedback and hence improvement.

> The Docutls model is simple: first develop in the sandbox, and the
> front-end should work from there. When it's ready, move it into the
> core, and adjust the front-end to work from there. You're trying to
> short-circuit this, and I don't have a solution.

The trouble with this is the high barrier to entry for trying it out.
Packaging the tool makes it easier for people to try it and give
feedback.

> I'm saying that it's premature to package rst2man etc. At all.
> Full-stop, end of story.

Thanks for the clear statement of opinion :-)

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Ben Finney